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Date:      Fri, 23 Nov 2001 03:50:04 -0600
From:      Bill Fumerola <billf@mu.org>
To:        Thor Legvold <tlegvold@hotmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Maximum throughput of Intel Pro 100/S NIC?
Message-ID:  <20011123035004.W81711@elvis.mu.org>
In-Reply-To: <F122AddX47sFoai8XKP00013619@hotmail.com>; from tlegvold@hotmail.com on Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 09:07:50AM %2B0000
References:  <F122AddX47sFoai8XKP00013619@hotmail.com>

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On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 09:07:50AM +0000, Thor Legvold wrote:

> >I have got 96% of 100Mbps under real production load.
> 
> Wouldn't the TCP/IP overhead + ethernet design (collisions) reduce this 
> figure to more like 70Mbs max in the real world?

1) when people refer to getting 96% of X Mbps, they're referring to
   ethernet frames, not cute little netscape download boxes.

2) the real world uses switches and runs full duplex, so collisions
   aren't really a concern.

if you're going to dispute statistics, at least understand the metrics.

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